Dagomba Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Dagomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 99 | 1:193,859 | 6,631 |
| Burkina Faso | 49 | 1:374,533 | 5,986 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Dagomba (32) may also be a first name.
Dagomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dagomba is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagomba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dagomba is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dagomba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 193,859. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 87 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 12 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 1 percent live. Besides Niger Dagomba occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhagomba | 93 | 20 | / |
| Dagoumba | 93 | 12 | / |
| Dangomba | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dagombay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ddagomba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dangoumba | 88 | 17 | / |
| Dangombai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dogomba | 86 | 11 | / |
| Dagombo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dagamba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dagombe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dagomby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dagombi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Degomba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dangombe | 80 | 729 | / |
| Dagomboy | 80 | 484 | / |
| Daghamba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dangumba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dagumbay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dangonba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dagumbai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dongomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dagoumbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dagoumbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dashgombo | 75 | 52 | / |
| Tdangumba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Dhangumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Degemba | 71 | 270 | / |
| Dogomwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Degamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dagambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dagumboy | 67 | 383 | / |
| Dangambo | 67 | 337 | / |
| Dangonbe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dongombe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dangumbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daigonbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dangambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dogoumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dougonba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deugombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danganba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dagganba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deigombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogomboi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dagomba
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